Occupation Forces Storm Alar, Sida, and Balaa in Tulkarm Since Hours

SadaNews - Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Alar and Sida, north of Tulkarm city, in the early hours of Monday, using military vehicles accompanied by "Eitan" armored vehicles, and carried out a wide-ranging campaign of raids targeting dozens of homes.

Eyewitnesses reported to the official agency that the occupation forces raided citizens' homes and searched them in a brutal manner, intentionally breaking and vandalizing their contents, as well as subjecting the residents to field interrogation.

They added that the occupation forces executed a campaign of arrests and detainment that affected more than 40 citizens from the two towns, who remain in custody as of the time this news was being prepared.

Additionally, the occupation forces deployed extra military reinforcements to the two towns this morning, patrolling the main streets and their entrances.

In a related context, the occupation forces stormed the town of Balaa east of Tulkarm at dawn today, where they raided homes belonging to the Al-Haj family in the eastern neighborhood, began searching them, and broke and vandalized their contents, with no arrests reported.